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349 Perish in India: Third deadliest air disaster ever Saudi Arabia Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakh Ilyushin IL-76 collide in mid-air by Jason O. Papadopolous News Editor
World’s ten deadliest air disasters
A ll 349 passengers aboard a Saud i Arabia A irlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakh Ilyushin IL-76 died last Tuesday when the airplanes collided in mid air. The Saudi plane had just taken o ff from the Indira Ghandi International Airport, New Delhi heading for Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and the Kazakh plane was making a landing ap proach. The death lo ll makes this the third deadliest air disaster (see table). The planes collided near Dadri, a town east o f the Indian capital, with a popula tion o f 50,000. The Saudi plane had been in the air for only seven minutes when it was asked by air con trollers to rise to 15.000 feet. At the same time the approach ing Kazakh plane was asked to descend to 14.000 feet when the accident occurred at 6:40pm on Tuesday, 12th November. A U .S . A ir Force pilot commandeering a C - 141 cargo plane on approach to the New Delhi airport witnessed the accident from just below 20,000 feet, about fifty miles northwest of the Indira Ghandi Interna tional A irp o rt described the exploding planes as “ two fireballs that descended and became fireballs on the ground” . A n other eye-witness, an Indian building con-
1. 27th March, 1977: 582 were killed when two Boeing 747s operated by Pan American and K L M collided a' the airport on Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands. 2. 12th August, 1985: 520 were killed when a Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 crashed into a mountain on a domestic flight. 3. 3rd March, 1974: 346 were killed when a Turkish DC-10 crashed northeast of Paris. 4. 23rd June, 1985: 329 were killed when an Air-India Boeing 747 crashed off the coast of Ireland; investigators concluded that a bomb caused the crash. 5. 19th August. 1980: 301 were killed in Fiery emergency landing of a Saudi Arabian L-1011 jet at the airport in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. 6. 3rd July, 1988: 290 were killed when an Iran Air A300 Airbus was shot down by
tractor said, “ I saw fireballs and big black smoke about three or four kilom eters from my house falling into the fields,” According to a senior aviation official, there is evidence thal one o f the two planes swerved just before the collision. “ From all accounts it was not a head-on collision.
The Social Web: Your complete source of campus and community information! by G reg Snoddy Student Activities Office As a new member o f the W P I com mu nity, I ’ve been introduced to a tremendous source of information on the academic and social activities occurring at W P I, and soon at all consortium schools — The Social W eb! The potential is so great, I want to make sure the W P I community is aware of this wonderful resource. Developed by Troy Thompson, a W P I graduate and member of the College C om puter Center, and supported by the C iv il Engineering Department’s web server, the Social W eb can aptly be called the onestop academic and social gathering place. This is where you can find out about cam pus and consortium lectures, meetings, films, social gathering, and other opportu nities for involvement both on and o ff cam
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pus. The benefits o f this web page are ter rific... all of us have the opportunity and ability to advertise our activities, thereby gaining free and easy publicity! W ith all the activities occurring on cam pus everyday, this page should be packed — you can look and see what is happen ing today, or this week. Yet, at this time, few are taking advantage o f this excellent publicity. The Student A ctivities Offices encourages all members o f the campus co m m u n ity to v is it the page at http:// cee.wpi.edu/Social on a daily basis; w e’re going to post as many academic and social events we are aware of! In clo sin g let me say that Satu rd ay evening brought to W P I and the 10th A n nual Pops Concert, featuring members of our local and campus community. The con cert was well attended, highly enjoyable, and... posted on the Social W eb!
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U SS Vincennes over the Persian Gulf. 7. 25th May, 1979: 273 were killed when an American Airlines DC-10 crashed on take off in Chicago. 8. 21st December, 1988: 270 were killed, including 259 people on the plane and 11 on the ground when a Pan Am Boeing 747 crashed in Lockerbie, Scotland; a terrorist bomb was blamed for the crash. 9. 1st September, 1983: 269 were killed when a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 was shot down by a Soviet fighter after flying through Soviet airspace near Sakhalin Island. 10. 26th April, 1994: 262 were killed when a China Airlines A300-600R Airbus ex ploded and burned during an aborted landing in Nagoya, Japan. Com piledfrom an Associated Press report.
There are indications o f banking by one of the planes, p o ssib ly to get out o f the other’s w ay,” the official said. “ W e w ill not spare any culprit” if any individual was to blame, Prime Minister H.D. Deve G ow d a said. India launched an o ffi cial investigation and the M in istry of C iv il Aviation has named a team o f four to con duct the investigation and submit a report by February 15. “ U ntil the report is a v a il able, it cannot be said whether it was fail ure of pilots or the air traffic control,” he told reporters. On W ednesday in ve stig a tors pulled the last o f four black boxes from the s c a tte re d w r e c k a g e o f the tw o planes. “ They look damaged, but we ex
pect the insides to be safe and secure,” said Indian D irector o f A ir Safety V .K . Chandna. The U S Em bassy in India said that two women aboard the Saudi plane were U .S . citizens, and British officials reported that there was one British woman aboard the flight. Appart from about thirteen Sau d i’s on the plane the rest of the more than 300 people aboard were Indians traveling to Saudi Arabia for jobs or to visit Islam ic H o ly sites. An o fficial from K a z A ir said that pas sengers onboard the chartered jet included several Kazakh businessmen traveling from Kazakhstan to India.
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A Worcester Consortium van backed into this faculty member's car at a high rate of speed in a parking lot a couple of weeks ago. This incident has raised questions about the safety of the Consortium vans and their drivers.
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News beyond the farm A weekly e-m ail news sum m ary __________ WORLD EDITION__________ For the week preceding this Saturday, November 16th, 1996, here’s what made the News Beyond the Farm: The situation in Zaire has changed radi cally. The Tutsi rebels holding the eastern portion of the nation refused to let aid con voys from Rwanda enter its borders Nov 10th. After additional paperwork the sup plies did get through to Goma Nov 11th, but were stored at a sports stadium rather than delivered to refugees. On Nov 13th, President Clinton slated that he had ap proved, in principle, the use of 8000 US troops in a 30,000-person UN operation to care for Rwandan Hutu refugees isolated in Zaire by its civil war. The plan, which placed Canadians in charge of the opera tion, was approved by the UN Nov 15th, with added urgency coming from renewed fighting around Goma Nov 14th. However, militias in eastern Zaire loosened up Nov 15th and allowed the Hutu refugees to re turn to Rwanda. Mugunga Camp, formerly the home of over half a million refugees, had emptied by end of Nov 15th, and 15,000 people an hour were reportedly crossing the border into Rwanda Nov 16th. After the massive movement, U S Defense Secre tary William Perry announcedthat the UN mission may need to be re-thought. In other UN news, the mission in Bosnia was extended Nov 15th to June 1998. US troops will be members of the contingent the entire time; President Clinton had once promised that all would return by the end
of 1996. The UN forces, previously the “ implementation force” or IFO R, will now be called the “ sustaining force” or SFOR. The US Army will be facing severe scru tiny in the coming weeks for its treatment of female recruits. Twenty of ficers at the Aberdeen MD boot camp were suspended Nov 11th for literally hun dreds of cases of sexually , ^ abusing females recruits. On / _ M Nov 12th, three non-com- A missioned officers at Fort Leonard Wood M O were charged with sexual miscon duct. Treatment of all female recruits is now underway. [Please note that there is (cur rently) no Navy sex scandal, which was incorrectly reported last week.] They’re Talking About It: • Johnathan Schwartz was convicted Nov 12th of second degree murder in the death of Scott Amadore. The two had appeared on the Jenny Jones talk show, with Amadore saying he was in love with Schwartz. Schwartz had been told that a secret admirer would appear on the show. • A spokesman for Michael Jackson an nounced Nov 14th that the entertainer will marry the woman carrying his baby, Debbie Rowe. Rowe is the nurse of Jackson’s plastic surgeon. In Shorts: • David Brinkley made his last regular appearance on television Nov 10th, in-
Poetry readings to be held November 22nd Tuesday, Nov. 12, 3 :3 0 p.m. Higgins House: Rich Boucher, Poet, Member of the Worcester Slam Team. Friday, Nov. 22, 3:30 p.m., Library Seminar Room: Sherman Poultney, Poet and Fiction Writer, W P I Alumnus. Free and open to the public Sponsored by the W PI Student Speakers Fund and the Department of Humanities and Arts.
Career Development Center to relocate W P I’s Career Development Center will move to new quarters in the Project Center on Monday, Nov. 25. The CDC will be closed Nov. 25-27 to facilitate the relocation. It will reopen on Monday, Dec. 2, after the Thanksgiving Recess. Students who need to speak to someone in the CDC during the three-day closing should call Bernard Brown, vice presi dent for student affairs, at ext. 5060.
• Jordan was given “ special partner” sta terviewing President Clinton for the fi tus by the United States Nov 14th in nal “This Week with David Brinkley.” recognition of its strategic partnerships On the show, Clinton accepted with the rest; this is apparently a strictly Brinkley’s apology for unflattering com symbolic gesture. ments made election night on A BC. • The Dow Jones Industrial Average • Representative Steve Largent (R-OK) called Nov closed above 6300 for the first time Nov 10th for Speaker o f the 14th; it was up to 6348 Nov 15th. • Croatian President Franjo Tudjman was House Newt Gingrich to reported ill Nov 15th; he may travel to step down from his position the United States for treatment. until an ethics investigation • North Korea announced Nov 15th that is completed. it would again ignore its nuclear treaty • In Lithuanian run-off obligations. elections Nov 10th, the • Lockeed Martin and Boeing survived Conservative party won 70 the first design round of a new fighter of 137, completing the re moval of former Communists for the US military; McDonnell Dou glas was eliminated from the competi from power. • A Pakistani national wastion by the Pentagon Nov 16th. shot and killed in Ramallah, West Bank, • 32 people were killed by a mysterious building explosion in Kaspiysk, in Palestinian territory Nov 10th. Dagestan, Russia early Nov 16th. 13 people were shot dead at a Veteran’s • The Russian space agency reported los observance in Moscow, Russia Nov ing contact with its Mars probe Nov 10th. Gang motives were suspected. 16th. Severe weather hit several states west of the Allegheny mountains Nov 10th. The • All 11 people aboard survived the crash of a small plane in central Virginia Nov worst precipitation occurred in Cleveland, 16th. whether 14inches of snow fell in two hours, • Chicago Catholic Cardinal Joseph and the total snow base on the ground Bernardin died of cancer at the age of reached 40 inches by Nov 13th. 68 Nov 14th. A long-awaited cease-fire took effect in • Alger Hiss died Nov 15th at the age of Guatemala Nov 11th, ending a decadeslong civil war. 92. President Clinton seemed to state sup Finally: port for a Balanced Budget Amendment Nov 11th. However, by Nov 13th chief Check those coupons for expiration dates! Fred Simpson of Fort Lauterdale, of staff Leon Panetta was explaining F L was looking through a 1935 issue of that the administration would only sup Fortune magazine when he noticed a cou port it if it contained an exception for pon for a $ 1 big breakfast with no expira times of downturn, and by Nov 15th, tion date. So, he sent in a check for one the president himself had essentially greenback to Jones Dairy Farm of Atkinson retracted his previous statement. W I. They sent back a pound of sausage, a An earthquake registering 6.4 on the five-pound box of buckwheat pancake mix Richter scale shook southern Peru Nov and a jar of maple syrup. Said a spokes 12th, killing over 700 people. person: “ A Deal is a deal.” Laura D ’Andrea Tyson resigned as head of the National Economic Council Nov 12th; she will move to a professor And that’s what made the News Beyond the Farm. ship at UC Berkeley. Jesse Jackson called for a boycott of Exxon by African-Americans Nov 12th Sources this week included All Things after not finding satisfaction from dis Considered (NPR), the Associated Press cussions with company leaders. The newswire, the BBC Newshour (BBC/PRI), company agreed to a $ 176 million settle the Christian Science Monitor, KCBS ra ment Nov 15th, but that did not avert a dio news, Marketplace (PRI), The News protest led by Jackson Nov 16th. Hour with"Jim Lehrer (PBS), N ewsday Mortar fire prompted Muslims to flee (BBC/PR1), Newsdesk (BBC/PRl), and the Gajevi, Bosnia, in Serb-held territory Reuters newswire. Compiled by: Lance Nov 12th, the first military action in that Gleich, Coalinga to Stanford CA News Beyond the Farm is designed to nation in months. provide a fairly short summary o f a week’s Sunbeam announced Nov 12th that it events fo r people who would otherwise have would close 18 of 26 manufacturing plants and lay off half of its employees. no chance to keep up with current news. It is distrubuted by direct e-mail and is pub 349 people were killed when a Saudi lish ed by the W orcester P olytech n ic Arabian 747 and a cargo plane from Kazahkstan collided at India’s New Delhi Institute's student newspaper, “Newspeak, ” airport Nov 13th. Communication prob when that institution is in session. It may be lems apparently caused the incident. distributed, re-posted, o r forwarded any Israeli Prim e M inister Benjam in where. Check h ttp ://w w w .u h ra .co m / Netanyahu canceled a trip to the United nbtfhtml on the World Wide Web for back States Nov 13th in an attempt to finish issues and further information. Comments, a peace agreement; it still seemed outcriticisms, and requests fo r e-mail subscrip of-reach Nov 16th. tion additions or deletions should be eA gunman entered a Ford plant in mailed to “nbtf@uhra.com. ” Congratula Wixom M I, killed one person, and shot tions fo r keeping up with the world around at many others Nov 14th. you!
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Weekly sports update: November 7th to 14th by G eoff H assard Sports Information D irector M en’s Cross Country (4-1); Women’s Cross Country (2-4) The men’s and women’s cross coun try teams finished their seasons at the New England Championships held at Westfield State on the 9th. Both teams ran well, the women had their best meet of the year, while the men continued their steady performance. The women finished in 28th place overall, but got strong performances from all runners. Sophomore Sue Shorrock (N. Smithfield, R I) was W P I’s top finisher in 130th place overall. She was followed by classmate Vicky Dulac (Manchester, N H) in 167th, juniors Janel Lanphere (Westerly, R I) and Lydia Love (Nashville, TN) in 186th and 197th respec tively and sophomores Melanie Heck (W.
Buxton, M E) and Jen Wright (Keene, NH) in 207th and 208th places. On the men’s side they placed 21st in their field of teams. Senior Tim Caldwell (Dover-Foxcroft, M E ) ran a strong race and finished 66th overall to lead W PI. Behind him were freshman Brian Kennedy (Ballston Lake, N Y ) in 122nd, sophomore Don Wallace (Brunswick, M E ) in 134th, senior Tyler Lupien (Waldoboro, M E) in 143rd, junior Mike Gagne (Colchester, VT) in 162nd and freshmen Peter Connolly (Bellingham, M A ) and Matt Linnemann (Middletown, C T) finished 177th and 183rd respectively. Football (2-7) The football team played their final home game of the season on the 9th against Coast Guard. Although they battled until the end, Coast Guard was able to turn six W P I turnovers into 35
points to win the game 52-27. W P I started with the ball, and on the first play from scrimmage, Mike Godfrey (Holliston, M A ) ran off left tackle for 71 yards and an apparent score. Unfortu nately it was called back by a penalty, but W PI had the ball inside Coast Guard territory. On the next play, the Bears in tercepted a Rich Boardman (Merrimack, N H ) pass to give Coast Guard the ball. It would be the beginning of 28 unanswred points by the visitors as Coast Guard would score four times in the opening quarter. W PI opened the second quarter with a Godfrey touchdown run of 14 yards. Midway through the quarter W PI freshman Matt Munzing (Danvers, M A) picked off a pass to give W P I the ball back. On the first play of the drive, re ceiver Josh Hines (Mansfield, M A) made a great play to make a reception for a 30yard gain. From there, Godfrey and Mark
Balcius (Millbury, M A ) carried the ball to the Coast Guard 1-yard line before Godfrey plunged in to make the score 2814. That would be the score at the half as Munzing intercepted another pass right at the end of the second quarter to stop a Bear drive deep inside W P I terri tory. In the third quarter the defense came up with a big stop to force a punt, but W P I gave the ball back when they fumbled on their first play. Coast Guard would then drive in for the score to in crease the lead back to 21 points. W P I battlled the rest of the way, but wasn’t able to get any closer. Godfrey finished the game with 123 yards rushing and was named to the Free dom Football Conference weekly honor roll as was defensive lineman Matt Bar rows (Glen Falls, N Y ) who had 16 tack les.
Worcester Ice Cats prey on Hershey Bears by E d Cameron P hotography Editor The Worcester Ice Cats pounced on the Hershey Bears early in Saturday night’s game at the Centrum. Bob Lachance put the puck in the net just 1:58 into the game, his seventh of the season, with assists from Chris Kenady and Justin Hocking. The two division leaders and conference rivals went at it in front of nearly 10,000 Ice Cats fans in their first meeting of the season. The Ice Cats kept the Bears off the scoreboard until midway through the third period while they themselves put two more
shots between the Bears’ pipes. Worcester’s Jason Zent scored his fifth goal of the season 18:18 into the second period with help from Konstantin Shafranov and Bob Lachance. The Cats’ third goal was a power play shot off the stick of Gary Leeman just 1:04 into the third period. The Bears didn’t manage to score until 9:37 of the third with a power play goal from Christian Matte. Hershey then brought the game to within one with another power play goal from Mike McHugh three minutes later. Worcester sealed the victory with 48 seconds left in the game when Terry Virtue made an open net goal, his first of the sea son. Worcester goaltender Travis Scott, who is fifth in the league, made some spec tacular saves in the course of the game stopping 30 of 32 shots, half of which came in the third period. Hershey goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe, who is sixth in the league, managed to stop only 21 of 25 shots. The Cats’ record now stands at 11-4-1-0. They go on the road for the next four games visiting Philadel phia, Hershey, and Balti more. They return home to face Fredericton on the 26th and St. John on the 27th.
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IceCat Gary Leeman on his way to scoring a goal, just 1:04 into the third period, propelling the ’Cats to their 4-2 victory.
Patriots: New England continued on their winning streak by running away to a 31 -27 win over the New York Jets. The Patriots are hold ing strongly onto their second place standing in the AFC East. They are
now 7-3 overall. Celtics: Boston managed to win their second game of the season last week in a 103-85 defeat over the Atlanta Hawks. So far this season the Celtics have been struggling winning only 2 out of 6 games. Bruins: Boston grabbed a victory over Pitts burgh, 2-1. The Bruins are 6-7-3 overall so
far this season. In other news, Monica Seles was upset in the Bank of the West Classic by a sixteen-year-old tennis sensation from Sw it zerland. Martina Hingis trounced Seles in two sets, winning 6-2,6-0 in the final. This was one of Monica’s biggest losses in a long time. Following Evander Holyfield’s upset over Mike Tyson for the heavy weight title two weekends ago, Tyson is now seeking a rematch with the new cham pion as early as June.
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Breakthrough theater to be performed at WPI by Alison Keach Newspeak S ta ff Masque presents W P I’s finest stars in this term’s production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, written by Ken Kesey, this Thursday through Saturday. The pro duction stars Dana Schlosser ’96 as the trouble making Randell McMurphy and Katherine Horning ’96 as the overbearing Nurse Ratched. Other strong performances are given by Matt Dowling ’97 and Ken
neth Danila ’97 as Chief Bromdem and Billy respectively. This two act play is situated in a state mental ward which acts as a mini society. The society is invaded by M cM urphy who challenges Nurse Ratched for control over the ward. The battle gets quite brutal with Nurse Ratched having the advantage of punishment, but McMurphy retaliates with some hard core head games. Masque added an extra special touch to this production which promises to be a
J. Mascis, Martin and Me by Alison Keach Newspeak S ta ff While rummaging through the News peak music collection a few weeks ago I noticed a very cool album buried under the piles of aging rap and heavy metal CDs. I was more than surprised to realize that this album was put out by the lead singer of my favorite band. Dinosaur Jr. There was no way that I was going to let this album sit unnoticed, so I made a deal where I could keep the CD if I wrote a review of it. I ’m sure all you die hard Dino fans have known about this album since this spring when it first hit the store shelves, but I have a feel ing that not enough people out there know what talent J. Mascis has as a musical art ist. This album that I have been raving about is titled Martin and Me and is a live, solo, acoustic compilation of Dinosaur Jr. songs performed by J Mascis. Mascis started his music in Amherst, Mass. where he still lives today and frequently plays the local clubs. He started Dinosaur with Lou Barlow, now in the band Sebadoh, but they broke up when they had conflicting ideas about the future of Dino Jr. Since then Dino Jr. has made it quite big with hits like Start Choppin’ off the Where You Been album
and Feel the Pain off their latest effort. Mascis spent most of ’94 and ’95 on a worldwide solo tour and decided to com pile his acoustic show onto one album. Martin and Me is filled with the best of all the Dino Jr ’s songs including Thumb, Re pulsion and So What Else Is New. The best part of the album is that you get a feel of Mascis’s talent on guitar as well as his laid back performing style. He also in cluded a few surprises on Martin and Me like a cover of the Smith’s song The Boy With The Thorn In His Side and Carly Simon’s Anticipation. The most distin guishable thing about any album that fea tures Mascis is his very raspy, deep voice. If your sick of the over produced bands like Bush and Alanis Morissette I suggest picking up Martin and Me or any other Dino Jr album for that matter. Its a band that will really grow on you, mostly be cause of their original sound and true to life lyrics. The band never inserts a copy of their lyrics, but if you sit back and listen you’ll soon realize that J Mascis has had his share of heartaches. I find myself find ing new meaning every time I listen to his songs, but always thinking to myself how true everything he says really is. Like you and I, he doesn’t have the world figured out, but he sure makes it sound good.
The Ransom is worth paying by H eather M azzaccaro Sports Editor Ever walked out of a movie theater with a huge smile on your face and just said, “ W ow!” If you haven’t, you w ill after watching Ron Howard’s latest movie, Ransom. This movie is the quintessen tial kidnapping/ransom movie. It con tains all sorts of plot twists which keep you guessing and features an all star cast including, the one and only, Mel Gibson. Rene Russo and Gary Sinise round out the cast. Ransom is a movie about a wealthy busi nessman, Tom Mullen, who has his son kidnapped by an egotistical man who has assembled a small gang to help him bring in a $2 million ransom. However, Mullen (Gibson) grows tired of the F B I vs. the kid napper game and begins to take matters into his own hands. This is where the fun begins as Mullen tries desperately to re gain his son with a plan of his own. His wife (Russo), after F B I’s insistence, turns against her husbands vigilante decisions which adds yet another dimension to the
movie. Meanwhile the son’s (played by 10-year-old Brawley Nolte, son of Nick Nolte) life is hanging from a loose string. Mel again turns out another outstand ing performance as the angered father, Tom M ullen. The emotional climaxes and changes are handled with ease by this ex perienced actor. Also featured in this movie is the second teaming of Russo and Gibson together since Lethal Weapon 3, which again works magic on the screen. Gary Sinise (Forest Gump, Apollo 13) is also brilliant in his portrayal of the cop, Jimmy Shaker and Delroy Lindo (d o c k ers, Malcolm X) excels as Agent Hawkins, the head of the F B I operation. Overall, this movie is full of action and suspense. It is a movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat as well as tear at your heartstrings. This, in my opinion, belongs in the top 5 movies of the year. So if you are bored or just want to see an awe some movie, go sec Ransom. You won’t be disappointed. Ransom is playing on three screens at White City on the Boston Turnpike in Shrewsbury across from East Side Mario’s.
spectacular merge between theater and technology. With the use of a scrim (trans lucent screen) placed above the set, the audience w ill be taken into a world of vir tual reality (VR). Throughout the play Chief Bromdem has a series of speeches that could be otherwise awkward, but the V R world allows the audience to see more into the character’s reality. The audience will get a better feel for the meaning of Bromdem’s words as well as witness the newest thing in theater technology. The V R world was created by W P I students using a Duke Nukem editor to create rooms in which a “ Virtual Actor” will navigate through, as it is projected on stage. Dean O’Donnell ’86, visiting instructor of drama/ theater, states that, “ This is a totally new approach - so new we only know of one other place that is doing it.” This show seems to have everything going in its favor, an excellent cast, a great script and the latest theater technology. Everyone has three opportunities to wit ness this history making production, this Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Novem ber 21-23) at 8:00pm in Alden Memorial. Tickets will be on sale for $3 in the Daniels lobby this week and each night at the door. Don’t be too slow though, you might just miss out on a superb night of W P I drama at its best.
Block: Folk recreated with a technical flair by Jonathan Tanner Newspeak Staff The New York group Block is going to be coming to town very soon. They will be playing at Jillians in Worcester on Sat urday, November 23. Their debut album “ Lead me not into Penn Station” which was recently released has made many people take notice. Their sound ranges from those of Bob Dylan, Beck, Nick Cave, Lou Reed, Jonathan Richman, and even the Kingston Trio with electric Guitars. While the influences are familiar, it is unique to them, and very lik able. If you’re looking for a group that doesn’t have an ‘M T V ’ stamp of approval all over them, and one that still has enough of a mind that they don’t have to follow a major producers say-so, then Block might just be the thing for you. They have songs on the current album which range from Rock to slow folk. Their lyrics hold mean ing, and don’t just sound good with each other. Verdict: Check ‘em out, play a few games of pool and have a fun evening.
Do you remember Rusted Root? by Heather M azzaccaro Sports Editor It took two years of touring but the spiri tually uplifting band Rusted Root has come out with a third album, Remember. For those of you who have never heard of the Pitts burgh band, Rusted Root’s music is a blend of African, Middle Eastern, Latin American, and Eastern influences. Fueled by Michael Glbicki’s voice, Liz Berlin’s supportive vo cals, and at times a rich pcrcussional backbeat, Rusted Root has grown in popu larity across America throughout the past six years. If you are a fan of past albums, such as Cruel Sun and When I Woke, Remember won’t disappoint. The music still has the same en ergy and strong lyrics. This time around Patrick Norman’s bass playing is much more apparent. Rusted Root again turned out an album with a great mix of both fast and slower songs. The constant variety of the songs and instrumentation will keep you listening
to this cd over and over again. The disc starts off with the energetic song, “ Faith I Do Believe” which falls in nicely with previous Rusted Root songs. Other highlights on the cd include “ Scat tered” “ Who Do You Tell It To” and “ Voo doo” . The song, “ Virtual Reality” , made popular by the movie Twister is also in cluded in Remember. Most of the songs’ lyrics remain true to the high spirituality associated with Rusted Root. This is definitely a must buy for every Rusted Root fan. You may also find this cd interesting if you are fans of The Dave Matthew’s Band, Blues Traveler, the 10,000 Maniacs, or if you just want to listen to some upbeat, happy music. To find out more about the band and listen to samples of some of their songs, go to their website at www.rustedrotn.com. They will be playing at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston on De cember 7 if you would like to get a chance to see their spectacular live show. This is mu sic you can’t just sit still and listen to.
SHM & Counterpoints singing out for charity Courtesy o f WPI News Service Simple Harmonic Motion, W P I’s male a cappella group, and Clark Counterpoints, Clark University’s female a capella group, will sponsor Worcester Aid at 8 pm on Friday, Nov. 22, in Riley Commons. Admission is $5. The program will also feature improvisational comedy and the music of W P I’s Stage Band, led by Richard Falco, director ofjazz studies. Proceeds will benefit local charities. Formerly known as the W P I Baker’s Dozen, Simple Harmonic Motion changed its
name in 1994 when it became student-di rected. The group, whose repertoire ranges from the pop music of the ‘50s and ‘60s to modem a cappella and rock, recently released its first CD Sing ‘till it Hertz. The CD is available at Talnuck Bookseller @ W PI and at Tatnuck Bcxikseller Marketplace, 335 Chan dler St., Worcester. On Saturday, Nov. 23, beginning at 1pm, SHM and Valerie and Walter Crockett will present an afternoon of musical entertain ment at the marketplace. The Crocketts will perform songs from their new CD Unbutton Your Heart.
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Cure those literary woes at the Writing Center by Eric Perkins Class o f 1998 You’ve gotten your first paper back for the term and it’s got so much red on it you wonder how your professor has enough free time for anything else besides cor recting your paper. You got a bad grade. Now you’re going to fail the class. This will set off a chain reaction and you will fail more classes. Eventually, after bouts with academic probation, you will fail out of school altogether, and
that’s the end of your college ca reer! As you sit back and ponder the loss of all your dreams, you think, “ Wow, I could have avoided all this if I had just gone to the Writing Center.” This case is obviously a bit ex aggerated, but the help the W rit ing Center can give is not. It can’t guarantee that you’ll get an A or a B on every lab, essay, or project that you bring it, but it can and will help. The tutors are every day students - probably some of your own classmates - who have
been trained to help others in all aspects of writing. Whether you have questions on grammar, style, organization, format, or even try ing to understand a professor’s assignment, the tutors have most likely encountered the problem before and w ill be more than happy to work with you to solve it. That’s a very important aspect of the Writing Center: the tutors work with you. Though the tutors will try to field any questions you have for them, expect to field some
yourself as well. You may find your self leaving a tutor session with the feeling that you helped yourself more than the tutor did, and that’s exactly the point. There isn’t nec essarily a great author hidden in side every student, but most stu dents do have a clear idea of what they want to say, they just need a little help expressing it. So, if you came to W P I with the vague hope that you would never have to write anything sub stantial again, only to find that you do have lots of projects and
labs to trudge through, the W rit ing Center could be the place for you. Come to Salisbury Labs Rm. 134 and sign up for an appoint ment, or just walk in if you see the tutor is free. The W riting Center is open Monday, Tues day, Thursday, Friday from 9:00 3:30 and on Wednesdays from 12:30 -3:30. The Writing Center may not be able to save your col lege career, but if it helps you with a paper heie and there, your col lege career will never need sav ing in the first place. ■
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Stop the escalation of sexual harassment by Chandelle H esselgrave Studen t D evelopm ent and C ounseling C enter “Hey, baby!” from a car window. A suggestive whistle from the man on the corner. Back in the dorm, the guy in the next room has pic tures of naked women on the wall. The night before, she had to tell her date three times to stop feeling her thigh. “ Come on,” he whined, “ Don’t be such a prude.” And when she slammed the door behind her, he yelled, “ Bitch!” Angry and confused, she cries on her bed, wondering if she’ll ever feel safe. Her roommate doesn’t know what to say.
Circumstances such as these can happen to men or women and are much more likely to happen than any of us would like to think. Such unwelcome behaviors of a sexual nature are called sexual ha rassment, and they range from con duct that may cause discomfort, such as whistling at someone, to conduct that is physically and emo tionally traumatic, such as rape. Any of these behaviors contribute to a hostile environment, a place where people don’t feel safe. Ha rassment is a subjective experi ence; what feels okay to one per son may not feel okay to someone else. Sexual harassment is prohibited
by federal and state law, as well as W PI policy. See page 31 of “ The Campus Planner and Resource Guide” for a copy of W P I’s policy regarding harassment. What can you do if you feel you are being sexually harassed? There are many kinds o f re sponses. The most direct way is to confront the person and ask them to stop the behavior. While this may not feel easy, it can be very effective. Sometimes harassers don’t understand the impact of what they are doing because what feels okay to one person may not feel okay to someone else; the will stop when they realize that they have made someone uncomfort-
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Did you know: With a faculty of four teachers, W P I (then called The Worcester County Gree Institute of Industrial Science) opened its doors on Tues day, November 10,1868. Boynton Hall was then dedicated on the very next day. A total of thirty-two stu dents were enrolled. Tuition was free for residents of Worcester County while sixty dollars per year was charged to all others. How times do change! Question of the week: Institute Road was not always called Institute Road. In an effort to extend the school’s influence in the community, Stephen Salisbury III arranged for the renaming of the road that we now know as Insti tute Road. What was this road pre viously called? Brought to you by the Student Alumni Society. If you would like to know more about the above information or SAS, e m a il g e r lip @ w p i o r m walton@ wpi.
1996 President’s IQP Award Finalists Pu b lic P o licy in U rb an W atershed M odeling S tu den ts: Matthew Cross, M ichael Feeley, and Jam es Ierardi A d viso r: R.Vaz Pre-A dm issions T esting U sin g Telem edicine S tu den ts: Bryan A llain, Brenda Dunn, Matthew Freimuth, and Matthew Herr A d v iso r: R .A .Peura M anagem ent o f C offee W astes in Puerto R ico S tu den ts: Je ff Cayer, M arc Ortins, and Jason Pinsonnault A d v iso rs: Peter Christopher and Dieter Klein Ex p lo rin g the M ark e tin g Possibilities of the O rch id s of the R ain Forest A e ria l Tram S tu den ts: Joshua Brotherton, Diane Guevin, and Richard Riccio III A d viso r: L S. Vemon-Gerstenfeld Evalu atin g C hem ical Safety at C hulalongkorn U niversity S tu d en ts: Robert Eckm an, Shannon Hogan, Yueh-Hui Lin , and Sean Veale A d v iso r: S. W eininger
able. Being specific is not impor tant. Include what behavior made you uncomfortable and when and where it occurred, as well as a re quest to stop the behavior. You might say, “ I felt very uncomfort able when you pressed up against me last week in lab. Please don’t do it anymore.” Confronting some one can be easier if you bring a friend whose presence will encour age you to say what you came lo say. Another option is to write the person a letter. Again, being spe cific is important. Include the same information as when confronting someone in person and request that the person stop the behavior. The letter should be dated and signed, and you should keep a photocopy of the letter in case you decide to file a complaint. Mailing the letter requesting a return receipt insures that you have a record that the person received the letter. Whether or not you confront someone, you should document incidents of harassment as well as the person’s response to a con frontation or letter. This means keeping a written record of what happened, the date and time, and the names of any witnesses. Keep ing a record is particularly impor tant if you decide to file a com plaint. Memories can be unreliable, and one person’s word against another’s is hard to weigh. How
ever, documentation is given con siderable weight when harassment cases are reviewed. To file a com plaint, contact the Student Life Office. Getting emotional support is also important. By the nature of the situation, people who have been sexually harassed are left feel ing vulnerable, scared, and often angry or confused. Talking with someone you trust can help you deal with these feelings. You’re not alone, and whatever you’re feeling, you can get through it. Sources of emotional support could be a good friend, a family member, RA, or a counselor at the Student Develop ment and Counseling Center. In cases of assault or rape, you should go immediately to the Health Center or a hospital. In ad dition to providing emotional sup port, the Student Development and Counseling Center can assist you in making decisions regarding op tions and resources that are avail able to you. We can stop the escalation of sexual harassment. Be aware of your own attitudes, biases, and behaviors and work on changing them if they seem to promote a per ception of hostility. If you experi ence or witness sexual harassment, speak up! Through watching out for each other, we can create an environment where we can all leam, work, play, and party safely!
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by Greg Snow Co-Chair, Ad-Hoc Committee on Academ ic Honesty Imagine for a moment: Today is the final exam for that class you dread, maybe it’s P H I 111 or maybe it’s M A I024 (it doesn’t matter). You walk into that huge lecture hall, put away all your notes, sit in an odd numbered row, and leave an empty seat be tween you and the next person. The clock strikes 10, and some thing unusual happens. Instead of your professor and her army of TAs walking in, she arrives alone. Then she says, “ It has come to my attention that many of you have another exam next period. So, instead of rushing you, you may take this exam at home. I only ask three things: you don’t consult any references in cluding other students or people; you spend no more than one hour working on the exam; and you re turn the completed tests to my mailbox by 10AM tomorrow.” She places a pile of exams on the front desk and leaves. Keep that im age in mind for a moment. Now allow me to turn to the subject of this essay: Academic Integrity. The word integrity alone has a powerful meaning. In the American Heritage Dictionary it’s defined as “ steadfast adher ence to a strict moral or ethical code.” When it is combined with the word academic, I like to think of what Samuel Johnson once wrote: “ Knowledge without in tegrity is dangerous and dread ful.” If the goal of an educational institution is to instill in its pu pils the desire to learn and to ex plore, it seems to me incompre hensible that a place of learning could be without integrity, but this appears to be the national
trend. One only needs to look at the nightly news to learn of the escalation of dishonesty on col lege campuses. There must be a way to com bat the growing trend. Over the next few months our campus will be looking at ways to build the trust necessary in an academic community. In our search for ideas perhaps we should turn to the past. Twenty-five years ago the founders of the W PI Plan wrote that the W P I student “ should be encouraged to develop a habit of intellectual honesty so that ha bitual assumptions and ideas can be examined critically.” They also hinted that the cam pus environment should “ pro vide a congenial atmosphere for living, where the common cam p u s m o r a lity w o u ld be g o o d manners, not a set o f rules." I ’m not sure that this portion of their vision ever materialized at W PI, but it is never too late to try it out. What a liberating experience it would to live in an academic com munity with integrity at its heart! It would end the worry that pro fessors have of students cheating on exams. It would free students from the demeaning military state that exists during some exams. It would allow us all to worry less about being taken advantage of and concentrate more on our shared educational experience. It would indeed be liberating! In conclusion, I return to the vision of the professor leaving the lecture hall — exams still blank. Yet, I ’m afraid that this situation can never truly be real ized until we have created an en vironment in which trust and honesty reign. However, with the recent dialog on Academic Hon esty, I ’m confident that all hope is not lost.
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APO Welcome, Olsters and pledges. Impor tant news first, the chapter has voted to bid for the 1997 Section 1/2 regionals. This means, if we win, we will be hosting these regionals. The co-chairmen for this com mittee is Tim and Yusef, so if you want to help with the bid, contact either of them. Service, the servent auction is on No vember 20 (Wednesday) at 6:00pm in Riley Commons. We probably will need some help, so come. If you want more informa tion, contact Smiley. There is also a canned food drive planned. The Big-Little dinner is planned for the 22nd, contact Tim for further information. And there are plans to go to an Icecats game. If you are inter ested, contact Brian. If you need informa tion on any committee meeting, contact the VPs or look on the homepage. And re member, 6:30PM on Monday in GH227... PS. Sorry this is so short, but better to have it this way than not at all.
Christian Bible Fellowship Greetings in the name of Christ, broth ers and sisters! I don’t know if you’ve been noticing or not, but we are in the midst of a great outpuring of the Holy Spirit on this campus! Day by day, God is using us as the salt and light of the earth to reach out to those who need Him. God is work ing wonders on this campus and we are part of it, carrying His plan into action, Praise God!! And praise Him we will this week at Friday Night Fellowship in the Lower Wedge at 7 PM. Thanks be to God for his unending prescence in our hearts and in the beauty of the music we offer up to Him. Sports will be Saturday morning at 10:30 in Alumni. “ But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 (N IV). In this verse, Jesus encourages us to stop and examine our lives. Are we seeking God first, putting Him at the center of our lives, or are we seeking “ things” ahead of God ? Some of these “ things” may be happiness, wealth or success. Well, if you’ve ever tried to get any of these things by seeking them yourself, let God save you a lot of pain by taking His advice: It doesn’t work. True happiness can only come through seeking God alone. Apart from God we can do nothing. Therefore, let us strive to seek God and His righteousness first, and as our Savior has boldly said, “ these things will be given to you as well.”
International Student Council It is fast approaching December and weeks full of ISC sponsored events! This past Tuesday was the third ISC Coffee Hour in the Higgins House Library where Professor Kent Rissmiller initiated a discussion on the future of U.S. Foreign Policy as a result of the U.S. election out comes. It was an interesting and interac tive session for everyone, faculty and stu dents. Coming up this Wednesday, 20th No
vember is one of B term’s most important ISC Meetings. The ISC will announce the events to be held during December, Inter national Buffet -December 7th, ISC Coffee Hour -December I Oth, International Bazaar - December 12th, and also announce the cancellation of the International Film Fes tival which was also planned for the Week end from the 5-7th of December. Despite the cancellation of this event the week from the 7th to the 12th of December Promises to be W P I’s International Week! Other issues that will be brought up at this week’s ISC meeting include : a draft of the proposed ISC Constitutional Amend ment, the Campus Student Center Commit tee, W P I’s new Director of Orientation Pro grams and Student Activities, and a vari ety of other activities and issues. Anybody that wishes to help out with any of the events we are planning for De cember, including setting up and selling tickets for the International Buffet is urged to attend this week’s ISC meeting in Mor gan C, Wednesday 20th November, at 4:30pm. If any one is unable to come to an ISC meeting and needs to get updated on what happened should c-mail the ISC at isc@wpi.edu or look up the ISC WorldWide Web page at http://www.wpi.edu/ ~isc
Men’s Glee Club It finally happened... Louis pulled out the Fenno again. We thought that it might not happen this year... boy, are we stupid! Enjoy the time off this week. Christmas concerts coming up. December 7th and 8th with Regis, Decemmber 14th and 15th with Wells... 2 weekends, 2 girls’ schools (par don me... womens colleges).... and people wonder why we love singing!
Muslim Student Association Assalaam-u-alaikum Brothers and Sis ters. We hope B-term is going well so far, and if A-term didn’t go so well, then you learned something from your mistakes (not to imply that there were many mistakes made). And if A-term went well, and Bterm is also going well, then WATCH YO UR BA C K ! Just kidding guys. However, be sure that the pursuit of this life, doesn’t hinder your pursuit for the pleasure of A l lah. Alhumdulillah, the term has just begun and already we have made some strides towards improving and easing the life of Muslim students in this country. We, the executive committee firmly believe, that the future of Islam and Muslim students in this country, lies in working together towards our common cause, Allah’s pleasure. We have, Alhumdulillah, already established firm relations with the Clark M SA, and are now in the midst of organizing joint execu tive, and general body meetings with them. Last week, members of the W P I M SA, and Clark M SA, together attended an M SA re gional conference, held in Albany, New York. One of the goals of this conference, was to unite the regional M SA’s, example M SA’s in the northeast, so that we may
collectively organize events, and learn from the M SA ’s that have better established themselves in this country. Wc met with the BU and Harvard M SA ’s, as well as oth ers located in the Massachusettes area, and are pleased to say, that judging from their enthusiasm, the future looks bright, Insha’Allah. But remember, Islam starts from the in dividual, and extends from therein. There fore, before we can accomplish a national unity, we must first unite ourselves. Re member your muslim brothers and sisters in your prayers. Assalaam-u-aiaikum, The M SA Execu tive Committee.
Newman Club We had a great turnout for our Video and Pasta which was held last week. It was so great that we “ ran out” of pizza and ice cream before the evening was over. That forces Fr. S. to think fast to come up with some more pasta. For an Irishman he did not do bad. All in all it was a great evening. Tonight Fr. S is having a group of freshmen to supper and then at 8:00 pm we are having our R C IA discussion group. This week the discussion w ill be on how to read the Bible in view of modern bibical scholar ship. This past Sunday we started our giving tree campaign to help the young people who with their mothers are forced to live at Youville House, a shelter for battered women and their children. Re
turns for the Giving Tree are due at Sun day Masses on Dec. 10th. Also this past Sunday we started our sign up list for our trip to L a S a lle tte which is on Wednesday .December 11th. We w ill be leaving from the Religious Center at 5:00 pm and returning about 10:00pm. Our December Executive Board meeting will be Tuesday, Dec.3rd at 6:30 pm in the Religious Center followed by our Decem ber R C IA group at 8:00pm. Since this is our last column before Thanksgiving vacation, we want to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving and a safe trip to wherever you are going. Hopefully Fr. S. w ill remember all of us in his Mass on Thanksgiving Day and we w ill also pray for each other.
Pre-Law Society Wow!! What a meeting last week! We finally filled the vacant positions in our executive cabinet and we have a speaker lined up!! Tomorrow at 4:30 in Morgan C, Attorney Dennis Gorman of Fletcher, Tilton and Whipple will be speaking. He special izes in business law including the start-up of new corporations, corporate contracts, product liability, and commercial litigation. Write it down in your calendar!!! Congrats to our new Secretary Jenn Wright and V P Jeff Oulette!! Jenn won unopposed, while Jeff won in a hotly con tested race with Jim (Bemke). We ALM O ST had our first election with actual vote castSee Club Corner, continued to page 9
The Pi Tau Chapter of Zeta Psi would like to extend a hearty welcome to their new pledges: Patrick Mahan Philip Gentile Justin Ripley Bryan Hayes Todd Columbus Kosta Karachristos Michael Sinko Erik Kataisto Eric Bregman Steven O’Connell
Christopher Pacella Jesse Hansen Michael Pachos Derek Fitzgerald Nathaniel Wieselquist Curtis Odom Daniel Murphy Nathan Lacasse Kevin Flaherty Efthemios Kotsiopoulos
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earlier in the season at the M IT Invitational, and finished 4th, 6th, and 10th. The men’s varsity team did not race for any trophies this fall. They spent their time preparing for the spring in “rehab.” Captains N icole Robert and Seth Popinchalk have led the team into the dreaded winter workouts. Now is the time when the team will build an aerobic and muscular base to win in the spring. The boat house w ill be brighter looking this spring with two new boats that have been donated by Jim and Babs Donahue. These were needed on both the men’s and women’s teams, and we are extremely thankful for them, and to Mr. and Mrs. Donahue. W P I’s bay at the boat house already looks better with the new paint and the “ new order” brought by the coaching changes. Finally, watch for W PI Crew’s upcom ing fund raisers. The team will need your support to make it to Atlanta, and the Cham pion International Regatta this May.
by Philip Tongue Class o f 1999 W P I Crew has had an exciting fall sea son and many changes from last year. The women’s and men’s teams have been united under Matt Hastings (Clark graduate stu dent) as head coach. David F. Ploss (W PI alumni) has become the coach of the men’s division. New coach, Jason Laviolette, joined the team for the women’s novice, and Heather Cullen has returned to coach the novice men for another year. Getting back into shape and recruiting new rowers to fill the novice boats were the goals at the start of the season. The women’s vasity raced in Head of the Connecticut and the Textile Regatta where strong times were posted. They also had two boats prepared for the rained-out Head of the Charles. The novice women placed 10th out of 19 at the Wesleyan Novice Invitational, and the nov ice men’s three boats finished 2nd, 4th, and 9th out of 19 entries. The men also raced
The following students were chosen to lead their teams into the ‘96-’97 winter season: Women’s Basketball: Danielle Batey (CS ’97 from Fairfield, M E) Kim Landry (PH ’97 from Gardner, M A) M en’s Basketball: Mike Shannon (C E ’97 from Worcester, M A) Jeff Cayer (CM ’97 from Shelton, CT) Greg Simpson (C E ’97 from Lebanon, N J) Men’s Swimming: Jason Wening (M A ’97 from Jefferson City, MO) Teak Ackman (M E ’97 from Newport, R I) Women’s Swimming: Patty Linden (CM/CH ’98 from Highland, IN) Connie Pappagianopoulos (M EA ’98 from Peabody, M A) M en’s Indoor TVack & Field: Pete Manalakos (B C ’97 from Peabody, M A) Women’s Indoor TVack & Field: Sunny Hwang (C E ’97 from Manchester, CT) Heather Mazzaccaro (BB/PVET ’98 from Bristol, CT)
C l u b C o r n e r Don’t forget: Worcester Harmony is Nov. 22nd... get the word out... remember, there will be women there (and it’s for a good cause... what could be better!) Also, Tatnuck the next day. We finally surpassed Kenny G. in total CD sales. And the ser vant auction is coming up! Now Jason can sell himself legally! Oh, yea, and Garth verses Phish... Garth by KO in the 7th!
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Simple Harmonic Motion It is that season again. A time for hope, cheer, wassail... and 1001 concerts! I hope none of you have plans for December!
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